At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all, they were not absolutely sure it was an extraterrestrial message. A premature or mistaken announcement would be a public relations disaster. But worse than that, it would interfere with the data analysis. If the press descended, the science would surely suffer.
—from Contact, a book by Carl Sagan
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17166. | Seymour (smorey) | 81.00 | 97% | 2014-05-24 |
| 17167. | Beverly (lilichavez7) | 81.00 | — | 2011-01-20 |
| 17168. | Petz (pdhs) | 80.99 | 97% | 2013-01-28 |
| 17169. | Jason (jasjelly14) | 80.99 | 87% | 2014-11-05 |
| 17170. | ヴィエット (hsdpa365) | 80.99 | 96% | 2022-01-31 |
| 17171. | Don (donisgoodboy) | 80.99 | 96% | 2016-02-17 |
| 17172. | Daerkeeeeen (daerken) | 80.99 | 94% | 2011-12-23 |
| 17173. | Ellen (smutzski) | 80.99 | — | 2010-04-14 |
| 17174. | Gene (mckuletzz) | 80.99 | 91% | 2015-02-22 |
| 17175. | Big Flecks (_ndrxw) | 80.99 | 97% | 2018-11-14 |
| 17176. | Siddharth (siddharthkurnal) | 80.99 | 96% | 2018-01-09 |
| 17177. | daniel (dannym91) | 80.99 | 97% | 2011-09-27 |
| 17178. | Joshua (jarthur23) | 80.98 | 99% | 2023-05-03 |
| 17179. | Duy (fooom) | 80.98 | 93% | 2015-08-05 |
| 17180. | Michael (javamorris) | 80.98 | 98% | 2016-03-29 |
| 17181. | Ignacio (darkylove) | 80.98 | 97% | 2019-07-12 |
| 17182. | rodli (rodli) | 80.97 | 96% | 2018-09-12 |
| 17183. | 3NaynaB (3naynab) | 80.97 | 96% | 2023-08-27 |
| 17184. | T (wish_i_could_type) | 80.97 | 96% | 2021-09-01 |
| 17185. | Mahmoud (sayed1) | 80.97 | 98% | 2021-10-20 |
| 17186. | Matt (pinheadlarry5) | 80.97 | 97% | 2020-11-02 |
| 17187. | Chris (zaytox) | 80.97 | 92% | 2014-08-16 |
| 17188. | Drei (dreilacadin) | 80.97 | 97% | 2016-02-03 |
| 17189. | Camden (mypenguinbuddy) | 80.97 | 94% | 2018-03-17 |
| 17190. | Dro (dro421) | 80.97 | 90% | 2015-09-11 |
| 17191. | Tomáš (czech_beast) | 80.96 | 98% | 2021-04-22 |
| 17192. | Luka (lukapuka69) | 80.96 | 94.6% | 2023-07-18 |
| 17193. | WaffleAbs (waffleabs) | 80.96 | 98% | 2020-12-29 |
| 17194. | pwet (cyanarous) | 80.96 | 98.3% | 2021-02-06 |
| 17195. | Robyn (robynb) | 80.96 | — | 2009-06-16 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 113,976 | 80.12 | September 30, 2008 |
| Instant Death Mode | 178 | 83.23 | March 31, 2010 |
| Riverside Middle School | 5 | 43.56 | February 10, 2011 |
| TypeRacer Classic | 2 | 82.68 | May 13, 2021 |
| ##typeracer | 1 | 78.77 | February 1, 2021 |